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Report from International campaign for human rights
in Iran - 23rd June 2009
Killed and Detained Since 12 June

Posted on July 3, 2009

Killed by Government Forces:

The government has admitted to at least 27 fatalities in Tehran but the true numbers are most probably much higher. The Campaign has been able to identify only the names of four persons killed in Tehran during recent protests because of the extreme restrictions imposed by the government. There are also reports of fatalities in other cities but the Campaign has not been able to collect any reliable information.

  1. Neda Aghasoltan,student, was murdered at the demonstration in Tehran on 20 June 2009
  2. Naser Amirnejad, Aerospace PhD student, was murdered during the attack on the Tehran University dormitories on the night of Wednesday, 14 June 2009. His body was buried in his home town, one of the villages in the city of Yasouj on 19 June 2009.
  3. Mostafa Ghanian, graduate student at Tehran University, was murdered during the attack on the Tehran University Dormitories on the night of Monday, 14 June 2009. His body was buried in his home town in Mashad on 21 June 2009.
  4. Mehdi Karami, killed in Jonat Abad Street,Tehran, 15 June 2009
  5. Eight people were killed during the attack to the peaceful demonstration in Tehran on 15 June 2009, according to the government report
  6. At least nineteen people were killed during the attack on the peaceful demonstration in Tehran on 20 June 2009, according to the government report.

There are also several hundred injuries about which there is no available information. Some of the injuries could be life threatening. The Campaign has been informed that Ashkan Zahabian, a member of the Modern Faction of the Islamic Students Association of Ferdowsi University has been severely injured after attacks by members of Basiji Militia and is currently in a coma.
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Arrested and in Detention as of 23 June 2009:

Government officials have announced a total of 645 arrests in Tehran since 13 June 2009. The Campaign has received information that about 70 people detained in Shiraz have been released as of 21 June. The Campaign believes several hundred more people could be in detention throughout the country. The following is a list of prominent political personalities, journalists, and students that the Campaign has received.

I. Political personalities and members of the reformist presidential candidates’ campaigns:
  1. Mostafa Tajzadeh, a member of the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolutionary Political Organization and deputy of the Interior Ministry during Khatami’s presidency, was arrested on 13 June
  2. Behzad Nabavi, a founding member of the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolutionary Political Organization and former minister and parliamentarian, was arrested on 13 June and released the day after. He was arrested on 16 June for the second time
  3. Mohsen Mirdamadi, General Secretary of the Iranian Participation Front and former parliamentarian, was first arrested on 13 June and released the day after, but was disappeared on 17 June
  4. Saeed Hajarian, a senior adviser to reformists, a journalist, member of the Central Council of the Iran Front Participation, member of the first City Council in Tehran, the victim of an assassination attempt in 2000, was arrested on 15 June, is paralyzed and suffers serious brain and spinal cord injuries
  5. Abdollah Ramezanzadeh, Vice president of the Iran Front Participation, coordinator of the reformist campaign in Kurdistan and former government spokes person during Khatami’s presidency, was arrested on 16 June
  6. Ali Abtahi, a senior adviser to Karroubi’s Campaign, former Deputy of Parliament Office of President Khatami, and a vice president under Khatami, was arrested on 16 June
  7. Abdolfatah Soltani, a human rights lawyer and one of the founding members of the Human Rights Defenders Center as well as a member of Executive Board of the Bar Association, was arrested on 16 June
  8. Javad Emam, a member of Tehran branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Political Organization
  9. Hojat Esmaieli, a member of the Mojahedin of the Islamic Revolutionary Political Organization
  10. Mohsen Safaiee Farahani, member of the Iran Front
    Participation and the head of its Implementation Board, and former president of the Football Federation,
  11. Ali Tajernia, a member of the Central Committee of the Iran Participation Front and former parliamentarian
  12. Baghier Oskouiee, leading official in Karroubi’s campaign, was arrested on 16 June
  13. Saeed Laylaz, prominent economist and Journalist, was arrested on June 17
  14. Kuroush Zaieem, a member of the Central Council of the Iran National Front, was arrested on 21 June
  15. Davoud Solaymani, a member of the Central Committee of the Iran Participation Front and former parliamentarian
  16. Mohammad Tavasoli, director of the political office of the Freedom Movement in Iran and first Mayor of Tehran after the 1979 Revolution, was arrested on 16 June
  17. Hossein Zaman, a well-known pop singer whose works have been banned from State controlled Radio and Television because of his support for the reformist movement
  18. Mohsen Aminzadeh, a founding member of the Iran Participation Front and former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in Khatami’s cabinet, on June 16
  19. Saeed Shirkvand, member of Central Council of Iran Participation Front and former Deputy of Treasury in Khatami’s cabinet
  20. Ahmad Zaydabadi, general secretary of the Advar organization and journalist, was arrested on June 13
  21. Abdolah Momeni, member of the central council of the Advar organization and its spokesperson, was arrested on 21 June
  22. Hamed Iranshahi, member of the Central Council of Advar organization, was arrested on June 16
  23. Musa Saket, a member of the Advar Tahkim Vahdat and in charge of the campaign seeking supporters of Karroubi, was arrested on 18 June
  24. Mohammad Atrianfar, a leading member of the Kargozaran Sazandegi Party and journalist, was arrested on 16 June
  25. Jahanbakhsh Khanjani, a member of the Kargozaran Sazandegi Party and former spokesperson for the Internal Affairs Ministry in Khatami’s presidency
  26. Ebrahim Khoshchehreh, a political activist in Lahijan and member of National Religious Activists, was arrested on 21 June
  27. Khoshchehreh, Son of Ebrahim Khoshchehreh, was arrested in Lahijan on 21 June
  28. Mohsen Bastani, member of the Islamic Revolutionary Political Organization in Isfahan
  29. Mehrdad Balafkan, member of the Islamic Revolutionary Political Organization in Isfahan
  30. Ahmad Afjeiee, member of the Freedom Movement of Iran
  31. Emad Bahavand, member of the Freedom Movement of Iran
  32. Mojtaba Khandan, member of the Freedom Movement of Iran
  33. Saeed Zeraatkar, member of the Freedom Movement of Iran
  34. Rouholah Sahraee, member of the Freedom Movement of Iran
  35. Ali Mehrdad, member of the Freedom Movement of Iran
  36. Mohammad Reza Ahmadinia, member of the Freedom Movement of Iran
  37. Reza Arjaini, member of the Freedom Movement of Iran in Zanjan
  38. Jalal Bahrami, member of the Freedom Movement of Iran in Zanjan
  39. Sadegh Rasouli, member of the Freedom Movement of Iran in Zanjan
  40. Ahad Rezaiee, member of the Freedom Movement of Iran in Zanjan
  41. Bagher Fathali Baygi, member of the Freedom Movement of Iran in Zanjan
  42. Mansour Vafa, member of the Freedom Movement of Iran in Zanjan
  43. Ali Pourkhayri, member of the Iran Participation Front
  44. Shahin Nourbakhsh, member of the Iran Participation Front
  45. Ali Taghipour, member of the Iran Participation Front
  46. Mohammad Shokuhi, member of the Iran Participation Front
  47. Ashkan Mojaleli, member of the Iran Participation Front
  48. Maysam Varahchehre, member of the Iran Participation Front
  49. Mahdian Minavi, member of the Iran Participation Front
  50. Farhad Nasrollahpour, member of the Iran Participation Front
  51. Amir Ariazand, member of the Iran Participation Front
  52. Ali Taghipour, member of the Iran Participation Front
  53. Adel Dehdashti, member of the Iran Participation Front
  54. Mehrdad Balafkan, member of the Iran Participation Front
  55. Mahmoud Ebrahimi, member of the Iran Participation Front
  56. Bahram Kardan, member of the Iran Participation Front
  57. Shahabobdin Tabatabaiee, the head of the Youth Supporters of the Moussavi Campaign
  58. Mohammadreza Jalaieepour, a student in Oxford and in charge of the website of the youth branch of the Iran Participation Front, was arrested on June 17 in Tehran Airport
  59. Saeed Nourmohammadi, member of the Iran Participation Front
  60. Ali Mohaghar, a member of the Kargozaran Sazandegi party
  61. Hedayatollah Aghaiee, a member of the Kargozaran Sazandegi party
  62. Ali Waghfi, member of the Moussavi Campaign in Tehran
  63. Hamzeh Ghalebi, member of the Moussavi Campaign in Tehran
  64. Saeed (Hassan) Nikkhah, member of the Moussavi Campaign in Tehran
  65. Hesam Nasiri, member of the Moussavi’s Campaign in Tehran
  66. Ehsan Bagheri, member of the Moussavi Campaign in Tehran
  67. Homaiee, member of the Moussavi Campaign in Tehran
  68. Fatahi, member of the Moussavi Campaign in Tehran
  69. Zakeri, member of the Moussavi Campaign in Tehran
  70. Rouholah Shahsavar, member of Moussavi Campaign in Khorasan
  71. Mohsen Rouzbehan, member of Moussavi Campaign in Khorasan
  72. Kaveh Servati, member of Moussavi Campaign, was arrested on 20 June
  73. Maryam Ameri, member of Karroubi’s Campaign
  74. Naseh Faridi, member of Karroubi’s Campaign
  75. Morteza Khani, member of Karroubi’s Campaign
  76. Bagher Oskouiee, member of Karroubi’s Campaign
  77. Siamand Ghiyasi, member of Karroubi’s Campaign in Kermanshah
  78. Mohammad Jafari, member of Karroubi’s Campaign in Kermanshah
  79. Dr. Jalil Sharabianlu, a prominent MD and surgeon in Tabriz
  80. Dr Ghafar Farzadi, in Tabriz
  81. Majid Jabari, in Tabriz
  82. Rahim Yawari, In Tabriz
  83. Abbas Pourazhari, in Tabriz
  84. Dr. Laya Farzadi, in Tabriz
  85. Shabeti, in Tabriz
  86. Shamlu, in Tabriz
  87. Dr. Ghafarzadeh, in Tabriz
  88. Dr. Soltaniazad, in Tabriz
  89. Dr. Panahi, in Tabriz
  90. Dr. Seyflou, in Tabriz
  91. Dr. Dadizadeh, in Tabriz
  92. Mehdi Yarbahrami, in Tabriz
  93. Mansour Ghafari, in Tabriz
  94. Hojatollah Amiri, in Tabriz
  95. Amir Hossein Jahani, in Tabriz
  96. Rhdah Rahimipour, in Tabriz
  97. Mehdi Khodadadi, in Tabriz
  98. Payam Haydar Ghazvini, student in Gazvin
  99. Nasim Riahi, student in Gazvin
  100. Mojtaba Rajabi, student in Gazvin
  101. Atar Rashidi, student in Gazvin
  102. Hanieh Yousefian
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II. Journalists:

Some of the journalists who were also political personalities are listed above under the political personalities. The list of detained journalists is also independently verified by Reporters without Borders.

  1. Mohammad Ghouchani, journalist and editor in charge of daily Etemad e Meli, was arrested on 18 June
  2. Rajabali Mazrouiee, head of the Journalists Association, was arrested on 20 June
  3. Karim Arghandehpour, a blogger (http://www.futurama.ir/) and reporter for pro-reform newspapers Salam, Vaghieh and Afaghieh, was arrested on 14 June
  4. Maziyar Bahari, an Iranian-Canadian dual national, journalist and the representative of Newsweek in Iran, was arrested on 22 June
  5. Kayvan Samimi Behbahani, editor in chief of the closed monthly Nameh and human rights activist, was arrested on 14 June
  6. Zhila Baniyaghoub, journalist and editor in charge of the Iranian Women’s Center website, was arrested on 20 June
  7. Bahman Ahmadi Amoui, journalist, was arrested on 21 June
  8. Mojtaba Pourmohsen, journalist and Radio Zamaneh’s representative in Rasht, was arrested on 15 June
  9. Mahsa Amraiee, Journalist, was arrested on 14 June
  10. Behzad Bashou, Cartoonist, was arrested on 14 June
  11. Sayed Khalil Mirashrafi, TV producer was arrested on 14 June
  12. Abdolreza Tajik, journalist was arrested on 14 June
  13. Rohollah Shahsavar, journalist was arrested in Mashhad, was arrested on 17 June
  14. Mashallah Haydarzadeh, journalist in Boushehr, was arrested on 14 June
  15. Hamideh Mahouri, journalist in Bushehr, was arrested on 14 June
  16. Amanolah Shojaiee, journalist in Bushehr, was arrested on 14 June
  17. Hossein Shokouhi,a journalist in Bushehr, was arrested on 14 June
  18. Somayeh Touhidlou, sociologist and blogger in the Road of Health
  19. Shiva Nazarahari, a member of the Reporters of Human Rights Committee and a journalist was arrested on 13 June
  20. Alireza Beheshti Shirazi, editor in charge of banned daily Kalameh and the website Kalameh Sabz, former director of the Iran Participation Front, was arrested on 23 June during the attack to the newspaper property. Beheshti’s son, Sadra, was arrested while he was visiting his father.
  21. Hassan Maadikhah, director of the Zareh Publication and son of Abdolmajid Maadikhah the former Cultural and Guardiance Minister,
  22. Mostafa Ghavanloo Ghajar, was arrested on 22 June
  23. Fariborz Soroush, arrested in Karaj
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III. University Students and professors:

[The names of students who were arrested during the attack on the Tehran University Dormitories are based on information released by the Reports of Human Rights Committee]

  1. Marjan Fayazi, student at Mazandaran University, was arrested on June 22
  2. Sogan Alikhah, student at Mazandaran university, was arrested on June 22
  3. Alireza Kiani, student at Mazandaran university
  4. Milad Hosseini Koshtan, student at Mazandaran University
  5. Ali Nazari, student at Mazandaran University
  6. Siavoush Safavi, student at Mazandaran University
  7. Ashkan Zahabian, student at Mazandaran University
  8. Ali Dinavari, student at Mazandaran University
  9. Rahman Yaghoubi, student at Mazandaran University
  10. Maziar Yazdani, student at Mazandaran University
  11. Ali Abbasi, student at Mazandaran University
  12. Shouaneh Merikhi, student at Mazandaran University
  13. Majid Dari, an expelled student at Alameh Tabatabaiee University in Tehran, was violently arrested on 21 June in his home
  14. Esmaiel Jalilvand, a student activist in Shiraz University, was arrested on 21 June
  15. Hamdollah Namjou, a student activist in Shiraz University, was arrested on 21 June
  16. Hossein Reisian, university professor at International Emamkhomaini University in Ghazvin, was arrested on June 21
  17. Fazli, university professor at International Emamkhomaini University in Ghazvin
  18. Imani, university professor at International Emamkhomaini University in Ghazvin
  19. Alborzi, university professor at International Emamkhomaini University in Ghazvin
  20. Darvish, university professor at International Emamkhomaini University in Ghazvin
  21. Mohsen Barzegar, student at Babol Engineering Univeristy, was arrested on June 18
  22. Iman Sedighi, student at Babol Engineering Univeristy, was arrested on June 18
  23. Hesam oldin Bagheri, student at Babol Engineering Univeristy, was arrested on June 18
  24. Siavash Saliminejad, student at Babol Engineering Univeristy, was arrested on June 20
  25. Alireza Khoshbakht, an expelled graduate student, was arrested on June 17
  26. Zahra Tohidi, an expelled graduate student, was arrested on June 17
  27. Ziaoldin Nabavi, secretary of the Education Rights Council, was arrested on 16 June
  28. Sohrab Ahadian, student at Tehran University, was arrested on June 17 when the Tehran University Dormitories were violently attacked
  29. Reza Arkouzi, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  30. Karim Emami, student, was arrested during the attack on the Tehran University Dormitories mid night on June 14
  31. Mohammad Hossein Emami, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  32. Elaheh Imanian, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  33. Rouholah Bagheri, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  34. Farhad Binazadeh, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  35. Iman Pourtahmasb, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  36. Ezat Torbati, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories midnight on June 14
  37. Somayeh tohidlou, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  38. Milad Chegini, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  39. Mohammadreza Hohabadi, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  40. Seyed Javad hosseini, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  41. Farshid Heydari Zamin, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  42. Behnam Khodabandeh lou, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  43. Mohammad Khansari, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  44. Mohammad Davoudian, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  45. Mahmoud Delbari, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  46. Ali Raiee, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  47. Omid Rezaiee, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  48. Ali Refahi, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  49. Seifolah Rmezani, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  50. Ebrahim Raidian, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  51. Naser Zamani, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  52. Majid Selahvand, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  53. Hanif Salimi, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  54. Mohammad Bagher Shabanpour, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  55. Hamed Shaykh alishahi, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  56. Iman Shaydaieezaban, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  57. Farhad Shirahmad, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  58. Saman Sahebjalali, student, was arrested, during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  59. Farhan Sadeghpour, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  60. Farshad Taheri, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  61. Ghamdideh Olum, student, was arrested during the attack to the TehranUuniversity Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  62. Esmaieel Ghorbani, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  63. Mohammad Karimi, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  64. Erfan Mohammadi, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14
  65. Naseh Faridi, student at Teacher Training Universtiy, was arrested on June 17
  66. Izadi, Professor of Bualisina University in hamedan, was arrested on June 16
  67. Majzoubi, University Professor at Bualisina University in Hamedan, was arrested June 13
  68. Amin Nazari, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  69. Siavash Hatam, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  70. Pouria Sharifian, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  71. Mehdi Mosafer, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  72. Reza Jafarian, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  73. Hojat Bakhtiari, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  74. Mostafa Mehdizadeh, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  75. Omid Sohravi, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  76. Vahid Amirian, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  77. Fazolah Joukar, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  78. Mehdi Torkaman, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  79. Nastaran Khodarahimi, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  80. Ali Ahmadi, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  81. Mosaab Ebrahimi, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  82. Saeed Parvizi, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  83. Bahareh Hosseini, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  84. Hadis Zamani, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  85. Nahid Siahvand, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
  86. Imani, student at Bualisina University in Hamedan
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Arrested and Released:

  1. Mohammad Reza Khatami, member of the Central Committee of Iran Participation Front, brother of former president Khatami, was arrested on 13 June and released on 14 June
  2. Zahra Mojaradi, a member of the Iran Participation Front, was arrested on 13 June and released on 14 June
  3. Saeed Shariati, a member of the Iranian Participation Front, was arrested on 13 June and released on 14 June
  4. Taghi Rahmani, political figure and journalist, was arrested on 14 June and released the day after
  5. Reza Alijani, political figure, was arrested on 14 June and released the day after
  6. Hoda Saberi, journalist, was arrested on 14 June and released the day after
  7. Faezeh Hashemi Rafsanjani, and her daughter and two other members of Rafsanjani’s Family were arrested on 20 June and released after 30 hours
  8. Ebrahim Yazdi, General Secretary of the Iran Liberation Movement, was arrested on June 14 from the Pars Hospital in Tehran and was taken back to the hospital on June 15 for further surgery
  9. Ahmad Ahmadian, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories mid night on June 14 and released later
  10. Eskandari, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14 and released later
  11. Amin Afzali, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories midnight on June 14 and released later
  12. Vahid Anari, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories mid night on June 14 and released later
  13. Mohammad Bolourdi, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14 and released later
  14. Hossein Hamedi, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14 and released later
  15. Mohsen Habibi, Mazaheri, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14 and released later
  16. Navid Haghdadi, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran university Dormitories at midnight on June 14 and released later
  17. Mohammad reza Hokmi, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14 and released later
  18. Kazem Rahimi Olume, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14 and released later
  19. Morteza Rezakhani, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14 and released later
  20. Maysam Zareiee, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14 and released later
  21. Amin Samiee, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14 and released later
  22. Bahram Shaabani, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories at midnight on June 14 and released later
  23. Alireza Shaykhi, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories mid night on June 14 and released later
  24. Ebrahim Azizi, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories mid night on June 14 and released later
  25. Siavash Fiaz, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories mid night on June 14 and released later
  26. Sayed Hossein Mirzadeh, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories mid night on June 14 and released later
  27. Hossein Noubakht, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran university Dormitories mid night on June 14 and released later
  28. Javad Yazdanfar, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran university Dormitories mid night on June 14 and released later
  29. Habib Khadangi, student, student, was arrested during the attack to the Tehran University Dormitories mid night on June 14 and released later
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